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Written by Craig Jamieson
Before Dodge eventually lets the world in on what exactly the Challenger Demon is capable of, they"ve gone and stuck a 6.4-litre Hemi V8 under the bonnet of a land yacht called the Durango. And it"s not just a case of wedging in a 475bhp, 470lb ft V8 and calling it a day Dodge says that this is a proper performance car. Or, in their words, the "Dodge Charger of the full-size SUV segment."Of course, traditionalists would argue that a gigantic, 2.5-tonne SUV isn"t the logical starting point for a performance vehicle. But that"s a pretty old-fashioned opinion, and one that the Cayenne Turbo and Range Rover SVR have pretty much squashed into the dust. In the Durango SRT, we"re talking about a three-row SUV (so basically a four-wheel-drive MPV) that can do the standing quarter mile in 12.9 seconds. For reference if you don"t live your life a quarter mile at a time the new Ford GT is said to do it in 10.8 seconds, while a PDK-equipped, 2017 Porsche 911 will do it in 11.9, as will the Alfa Giulia QV. So, it"ll lose to proper performance cars, and will also struggle to keep pace with a Cayenne Turbo or a supercharged Range Rover, but none of those will carry you and five passengers at least, legally. So there"s a win. Or a fine reason for land Rover to start building seven-seat SVRs.
Date written: 7 Feb 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6657
Before Dodge eventually lets the world in on what exactly the Challenger Demon is capable of, they"ve gone and stuck a 6.4-litre Hemi V8 under the bonnet of a land yacht called the Durango. And it"s not just a case of wedging in a 475bhp, 470lb ft V8 and calling it a day Dodge says that this is a proper performance car. Or, in their words, the "Dodge Charger of the full-size SUV segment."Of course, traditionalists would argue that a gigantic, 2.5-tonne SUV isn"t the logical starting point for a performance vehicle. But that"s a pretty old-fashioned opinion, and one that the Cayenne Turbo and Range Rover SVR have pretty much squashed into the dust. In the Durango SRT, we"re talking about a three-row SUV (so basically a four-wheel-drive MPV) that can do the standing quarter mile in 12.9 seconds. For reference if you don"t live your life a quarter mile at a time the new Ford GT is said to do it in 10.8 seconds, while a PDK-equipped, 2017 Porsche 911 will do it in 11.9, as will the Alfa Giulia QV. So, it"ll lose to proper performance cars, and will also struggle to keep pace with a Cayenne Turbo or a supercharged Range Rover, but none of those will carry you and five passengers at least, legally. So there"s a win. Or a fine reason for land Rover to start building seven-seat SVRs.
Date written: 7 Feb 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6657
